Re: [SLE] domain naming

Charles Stroom wrote:

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I am still struggling to get my little private network working and to understand my problems I have the following question.

My server (with 2 ethernet cards)is connected to the ISP with a fixed IP# and name "stremen.xs4all.nl" to the internet world. My workstation uses a private lan (192.168.1.x) and is named namely "corrente" in /etc/hosts etc files.

The question is, can I name my private domain as I like it, e.g, can I call my workstation "corrente.stroom.net", and my server (as seen from corrente) "stremen-int.stroom.net"?

Or do I have to give all my workstations (only 1:-) names which relate to "stremen.xs4all.nl". And thus my workstation would become something like "corrente.stremen.xs4all.nl"?

This question is relevant to me, because I am using the first option at present, and it does not work: I cannot send mail from "charles@stremen.xxxx" to "charles@corrente.xxxx", where xxxx is any form of "stroom" or "stroom.net" etc.

Charles Stroom

email: charles@stremen.xs4all.nl url: http://www.xs4all.nl/~stremen

MX records difer for host names in due to configuration.

Who is hosting mail for you ?

Who is your primary and secondary DNS ?

/Dee

My "host stremen.xs4all.nl" says it all, I believe:

host stremen.xs4all.nl stremen.xs4all.nl has address 213.84.231.25 stremen.xs4all.nl mail is handled (pri=100) by mx4.xs4all.nl stremen.xs4all.nl mail is handled (pri=100) by mx1.xs4all.nl stremen.xs4all.nl mail is handled (pri=100) by mx2.xs4all.nl stremen.xs4all.nl mail is handled (pri=100) by mx3.xs4all.nl

and furthermore: stremen:~ # Using interface ppp0 Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/pts/2 local IP address 213.84.231.25 remote IP address 195.190.242.241 primary DNS address 194.109.104.104 secondary DNS address 194.109.6.66 So, my ISP provide the p/s name servers; but still, can I single out my own privately named network? Cheers Charles Stroom email: charles@stremen.xs4all.nl url: http://www.xs4all.nl/~stremen (temporarily)